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News From: Wednesday, December 1, 2010
	Air Force Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Air Force Expanding Annual Marathon (Dayton Business Journal) Race officials for the Air Force Marathon have been given permission to expand the field of runners from 12,000 in 2010 up to 13,000 for the 2011 race events
	Bayshore Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Bayshore Marathon Registration Will Open Wednesday, Expected To Close Soon Thereafter (Flint Journal) The Bayshore Marathon will open its registration doors on Wednesday and race officials expect to fill to capacity quickly
	Boston Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Boston Marathon Registration: What Will Happen To Future Runners? (That's Fit) The Boston Marathon filled to capacity in just over eight hours for the 2011 race. Orgranizers have suggested several changes that will take effect for next year.
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Hall to Resume Marathon Career in Boston (Race Results Weekly) Injured American marathon runner, Ryan Hall will make his return to at the 2011 Boston Marathon, where he is the fastest American ever to run the race.
	California International Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Growth Challenges California International Marathon (Sacramento Bee) The California International Marathon has doubled in size over the last five years and enters its twenty-eighth year as the fifteenth largest marathon in the country
	Dallas Marathon (formerly the Dallas White Rock Marathon)
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		High School Runners Will Compete Alongside Elite Men In Unique Feature Of Dallas White Rock Marathon (Dallas Morning News) The elite men running the Dallas White Rock Marathon will have some competition from area high school runners who have put together a rather fast relay team.
		Human Interest Story
		Dallas' Fair Park To Host Holiday Festivities, Fun Run and White Rock Marathon (Dallas Morning News) Fair Park will be hosting a holiday bash this weekend and serve as the venue for the new start and finish lines of the White Rock Marathon
	Kampala Marathon
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Kenyans Yearn For Kampala Marathon (New Vision) A large contingent of Kenyan runners have entered the Kampala Marathon slated for this Sunday.
	Memphis Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		InfinityQS To Sponsor St. Jude Memphis Marathon Weekend (Benzinga.com) The Memphis Marathon has announced a partnership with InfinityQS for the December 4, 2010 marathon weekend.
	Odds And Ends
		Non-Marathon/ Other Running
		New Balance Joins Credit Union Cherry Blossom Ten Mile Run (Race Results Weekly) Shoe and apparel brand New Balance has joined with the Credit Union Cherry Blossom 10 Mile as a supporting sponsor and presenting sponsor the event's virtual training program.
	Pasadena Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Breaking Info On The Los Angeles And Pasadena Marathons (Examiner.com) The Los Angeles Marathon has announced a new course and the Pasadena Marathon has postponed it's race date again this year.
	Rock 'n' Roll Las Vegas Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Strip Workers Hope To Skirt Las Vegas Marathon (Las Vegas Review-Journal) The Las Vegas Rock N Roll Marathon runs down the middle of the strip causing it to be shutdown from 3 am until 1 pm.
News From: Tuesday, November 30, 2010
	Comrades Marathon (88km)
		Human Interest Story
		Comrades 2011 Entries Close Today (Sowetan) Just over seventeen-thousand entries have been accepted for the Comrades Marathon.
		Comrades Marathon Entries Close (Super Sport) The eighteen-thousand runner limite was reached on Tuesday for the Comrades Marathon closing the race to any further registrants.
	Dallas Marathon (formerly the Dallas White Rock Marathon)
		Human Interest Story
		5 Things: Final Tips For The White Rock Marathon (Dallas Morning News) Experts are suggesting that runners in the Dallas White Rock Marathon know the course, check the weather and start eating carbs among some of their best pieces of advice.
		For Runner-Come-Lately, Persistence Pays Off As Dallas White Rock Marathon Will Be Her 79th (Dallas Morning News) Margaret Seggerman hopes to run one-hundred and one marathons and the Dallas White Rock Marathon will be number 79 for the 59 year-old who hopes to run number 80 in Hawaii next weekend.
	Lisbon International Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Running Enthusiasts Welcomed With Open Arms At The Lisbon Marathon 2010 (BigNews.biz) The Lisbon Marathon will welcome thousands of runners to the streets of Lisbon on December 5 for the twenty-fifth edition of the marathon.
	Memphis Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Hilliard Parents Inspired To Run For Others' Sick Children (Columbus Local News) Shayne and Andrea Boyd will run their first marathon in Memphis this weekend to support the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
	Mount Desert Island marathon
		Human Interest Story
		As Growing Event, Marathon Safety to be Considered (Bar Harbor Times) The MDI Marathon, voted by Runner's World as the "most scenic" marathon, will re-certify its course for it's 11th edition, and is making plans to add safety measures as it grows; even as a possible course move has brought criticism.
	North Central Trail Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Lexington Brothers Run NCR Marathon In Maryland (Lexington Patch) Lowell and Aaron Ladd took first and third respectively while running the NCR Trail Marathon in Maryland this past weekend.
	Odds And Ends
		Human Interest Story
		Manhattan Beach Marathon December 26 (Daily Breeze) Sam Felsenfeld will run the Operation Jack Marathon on December 26 to support his fundraising efforts for Train-4-Autism
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Ethiopian Athletes Dominate Florence Marathon (EthioSports) Aredo Tadese won his marthon debut in Florence Italy with a time of 2 hours 12 minutes and 41 seconds.
		Beating The Rain And Cold, Dado and Debutante Tadese Triumph In Florence (IAAF.org) Aredo Tolesa Tadese won the Florence marathon with a time of 2 hours 12 minutes and 41 seconds.
		Human Interest Story
		"Hamara MP Not Running Away From Marathon (Express-News) The Pune International Marathon takes place on Sunday and the chairmen of the race, Suresh Kalmadi, has stated that he will be in attendance despite suggestions that he will skip the festivities.
	Palm Beaches Marathon Festival
		Human Interest Story
		Palm Beaches Marathon Participant/Heart Transplant Recipient Donald Arthur Walking For Two (Palm Beach Post) Fitzgerald Gittens was declared brain dead and his heart would be donated to Donald Arthur who is running marathons with the new heart.
News From: Monday, November 29, 2010
	North Central Trail Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		2010 NCR Trail Marathon: Results, Recap, And Photos (Examiner.com) Lowell Ladd won the Northern Central Rail Trail Marathon with a time of 2 hours 34 minutes and and 35 seconds.
	Odds And Ends
		Training/ Health
		For The Unfit, Marathons May Endanger The Heart (Philadelphia Inquirer) Most research indicates that the risk of sudden cardiac death can jump as high as seven times for people who engage in prolonged vigourous exercise.
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Upstarts Dim Bright Stars At Kass Marathon (Daily Nation) Isaac Kosgei won the Kass-Standard Group Marathon in Eldoret with a time of 2 hours 20 minutes and 12 seconds to deny defending champion Barnabas Barmasai a chance at a repeat title
		Kosgei, Mukunzi Bag Sh1.6m Each At 4 Annual Kass-Standard Group Marathon (The Standard) Isaac Kosgei won the fourth annual Kass-Standard Group Marathon with a time of 2 hours 20 minutes and 12 seconds.
		The Kass-Standard Group Marathon (The Standard) Isaac Kosgei won the Kass-Standard Marathon in Eldoret with a time of 2 hours 20 minutes and 12 seconds.